Tuesday, 20 October 2026

The Department of Water and Sanitation found high contamination levels in the city's water samples and said the city failed to warn residents. Criminal charges are being pursued, and there is no timeline for safe water.

The Lions played La Rochelle the day after teammate Hiran Andrews died, a decision the players made themselves to honour him. La Rochelle's management and supporters rallied around them.

Google says a power outage at its London cloud data centre caused serious network disruptions across multiple Google Cloud services, affecting banks, delivery services, websites and apps.

Former England lock David Ribbans could be considered for the Springboks once his three-year sabbatical ends on 27 October 2026, at a time when South Africa's lock stocks are thin.

The World Cup draw could pit South Africa and New Zealand together in the quarterfinals. The panel says only Australia beating the All Blacks in their pool would realistically avoid that clash.